# NTSB NYC68F0490: Thurston TSC-1A, N1968T, Sanford, ME, June 8, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 8, 1968
- Place: Sanford, ME · SANFORD, ME
- Location: 43.4392° N, 70.7742° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sanford, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4392&lon=-70.7742&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 11, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110175
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68F0490
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0490

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1527   68/6/8    SANFORD,ME          THURSTON TSC-1A     CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1345                    N1968T              PX-  0  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             AGE 61, 11236 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANFORD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLT NOT USED TO HEEL BRAKES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1968T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: THURSTON TSC-1A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sanford

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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